Effects of N addition rates on the productivity of Picea sitchensis, Thuja plicata, and Tsuga heterophylla seedlings: I. Growth rates, biomass allocation and macroelement nutrition

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-197

  Brown, K R ^a,b   Thompson, W A ^a   Weetman, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Picea sitchensis; Relative growth rates; Thuja plicata; Tsuga heterophylla

Indexed keywords

PICEA SITCHENSIS; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0029797163     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004680050023     Document Type: Article

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